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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

In Memory

In memory of our friend and colleague Amy Branch

Monday, May 23, 2016

We’re in the midst of “10 Days of Speed” in the heart of
NASCAR country, Charlotte, North Carolina. The action at Charlotte Motor Speedway continues
with this weekend’s big races -- the Xfinity Series Hisense 4K TV 300 and the
longest race of the Sprint Cup Series season, the Coca-Cola 600 -- which go green on
Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, respectively.

If you’re heading down to Charlotte for the action,
you’ll have a few days and evenings to explore the area. Here are a few things
to check out: